Japan Business Federation Releases 2012 Follow-Up Report on Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment

The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) released the Results of the Fiscal 2012 Follow-Up (actual results in fiscal 2011) to the Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment (Section on Global Warming Measures) on November 20, 2012. The report reveals that 34 industries in the industrial and energy-conversion sectors together emitted 454.26 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) in fiscal 2011, a 10.1 percent decrease from 1990, but a 2.5 percent increase from 2010.

According to the final figures in 2010, the total emissions of energy-derived CO2 in Japan increased by 6.1 percent from 1990 levels. While the emissions from the industrial sector decreased by 12.5 percent, the emissions from the commercial and household sectors increased significantly by 31.9 percent and 34.8 percent, respectively.

According to the results of the follow-up, global warming measures in the industrial sector are not only being taken in the manufacturing stages, but are also spreading to the distribution and office sectors, and even to the household sector through company employees.

All of the industries that participated in the 2012 follow-up remain world leaders in energy efficiency. Many industries and companies also conduct overseas projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Mechanisms, and invest in domestic and overseas funds, including the Japan GHG Reduction Fund and the World Bank.

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